The European region currently differs in many aspects, such as political, socioeconomic,
and geographical. After substantial political changes at the beginning of the 1990s, the …

Background Osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor κ B ligand
(RANKL) play a critical role in the regulation of bone turnover, but the relative importance of …

Background Pathologic myopia is usually defined as the need for a spectacle correction of‐6
diopters or higher. Choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) is the most commonly occurring …

Purpose To conduct a nationwide survey on the prevalence and causes of vision loss in
Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Design Nationwide, cross-sectional, population …

Few data on the incidence of blindness in Germany are available. We analysed causes of
legal blindness for the region Württemberg-Hohenzollern (population 5.5 million) in order to …

BACKGROUND/AIM Blindness in the developed countries affects 3.5 million people. This
study was conducted on the causes of blindness in the Republic of Ireland based on the …

PURPOSE: To study the incidence of blindness and low vision over a 7-year period.
DESIGN: Population-based cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: The survivors of the original …

PURPOSE The aims of the EUREYE study are to evaluate the prevalence of age-related
maculopathy (ARM), including macular degeneration (AMD), in elderly European …

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of long-term complications in a large
sample of French NIDDM patients. Therefore, 427 NIDDM patients 35–74 years old were …

Aim: To estimate the incidence rates and major causes of registered blindness and low
vision in Kuwait. Methods: Data on age, gender and cause of blindness and low vision were …